Research Article
The Magnitude of Wasting and Associated Factors among Children Aged 2-5 Years in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Feeding practices of the index child and mothers during pregnancy of the index child, in Wonago district from December 19
th to23
th (
).
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Frequency of daily meal | 3273 (100) | ≥3 | 2601 (79.5) | <3 | 672 (20.5) | Mean (±SD) | 2.85 (0.57) | Years of GBF | 3273 (100) | ≥2 years | 2876 (87.9) | <2 years | 397 (12.1) | Mean (±SD) | 2.1 (0.59) | Prelacteal feeding experience | 3273 (100) | Yes | 3273 (100) | No | 0 (0.0) | No. of months for EBF | 3273 (100) | <6 months | 1610 (49.2) | 6 months | 1070 (32.7) | >6 months | 593 (18.1) | Mean (±SD) | 5.4 (1.78) | Mechanism of feeding | 3273 (100) | Bottle | 317 (9.7) | Cup | 1245 (38.0) | Spoon | 1482 (45.3) | Other | 229 (7.0) | Use of extra food on pregnancy | 3256 (100) | Yes | 1388 (42.6) | No | 1868 (57.4) |
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: number; SD: standard deviation; GBF: general breastfeeding; EBF: exclusive breastfeeding. |